Faculty Profile
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Alice Tarantal
Professor Pediatrics (School of Medicine) Cell Biology and Human Anatomy, California National Primate Research Center Primate Center Office (530) 752-0447 Lab (530) 752-6680 aftarantal@primate.ucdavis.edu |
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| Research focus on the fetus and infant | |
Degrees:
1988 - PhD - University of California - Anatomy with a reproductive emphasis
Awards:
2004/05 Faculty award, School of Medicine
Department and Center Affiliations:
Center for Fetal Gene Transfer for Heart, Lung, and Blood Diseases
Center of Excellence in Human Translational Stem Cell Research
Professional Societies:
American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
American Society of Gene Therapy
American Society of Hematology
American Society of Primatology
Society for Molecular Imaging
Grad Group Affiliations and Specialties:
Cell and Developmental Biology
Non-DBS Grad Group(s) - Comparative Pathology and Biomedical Engineering
Publications:
Tarantal AF, McDonald RJ, Jimenez DF, Lee CCI, OShea CE, Leapley AC, Won RH, Plopper CG, Lutzko C, and Kohn DB. Intrapulmonary and intramyocardial gene transfer in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta): Safety and efficiency of HIV-1-derived lentiviral vectors for fetal gene delivery. Molecular Therapy 12:87-98, 2005.
Jimenez DF, Leapley AC, Lee CI, Ultsch M-N, and Tarantal AF. Fetal CD34+ cells in the maternal circulation and long-term microchimerism in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta). Transplantation 79:142-146, 2005.
Lee CI, Fletcher M, and Tarantal AF. Effects of age on the frequency, cell cycle, and lineage maturation of rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) CD34+ and hematopoietic progenitor cells. Pediatric Research 28:315-322, 2005.
Research Interests:
Biomedical research which focuses on: (1) gene therapy, (2) stem cells/cell-based therapies, (3) developmental ontogeny and fetal models of disease, (4) fetal:maternal microchimerism, and (5) in vivo imaging.
Teaching Interests:
Developmental biology, hematopoietic and organ system ontogeny, stem cells, gene therapy
Courses Taught:
CHA 400 Developmental anatomy lectures in Human Anatomy - Term(s): Fall